Comparison

Climbly vs Callus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Climbly

This app helps climbers track their ascents, analyze their progress, and improve their performance. It offers detailed logging of routes, boulders, and attempts, with visualizations of climbing trends. Focuses on individual progress without social distractions.

Highlights
  • Log every route, boulder, and attempt
  • Track progress and visualize sends over time
  • Analyze training patterns and grade trends
  • Detailed session history
  • Advanced performance statistics
  • No social feed, focus on individual data
Features
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Track your climbing and bouldering sessions, see your progress, and connect with other climbers. Climbly brings your logbook, training, and climbing community together in one place. Log your climbing sessions Record routes, boulder problems, and attempts. Add grades, styles, notes, and outcomes so you can return to your session history and learn from each climb. Follow your progress Review your climbing history, explore your statistics, and follow your progress toward your target grade. Keep your goals in view as you complete climbing and training sessions. Make training part of your routine Organize your workouts and climbing sessions around the goals that matter to you. Connect with other climbers Find other climbers and stay connected with your climbing community. Climbly Pro Get access to advanced statistics and detailed session history with Climbly Pro. Monthly and yearly subscription options are available. Whether you are starting out, working on a project, or building a more consistent routine, Climbly helps you keep your climbing journey in view. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Callus

Features
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Callus is a climbing training log for climbers who train with intention. Log hangboard work, pull strength, sends and attempts, and project sessions — then read your season on a map-inspired dashboard. LOG WHAT MATTERS • Hangboard — edge depth, load, sets, hang time, and session quality • Pull strength — weighted work and bodyweight reps with automatic % bodyweight • Climbing — grades, sends, attempts, session counts, and optional project links • Notes and custom entries for mobility, rehab, or anything else in your plan SEE YOUR TRAINING • Home — PRs, latest send, training mix, and recent volume • Stats — hangboard peaks by edge and pull strength summaries • Charts — grade progression and session trends over time • Path — goal-grade benchmarks, weakness radar, and waypoints • Projects — linked sessions with automatic send detection CLIMB WITH YOUR CREW (optional) • Find real climbing gyms and crags near you on a map styled like a topo sheet • Plant a flag to show your crew where you're headed — and see who else is out • A shared calendar of check-ins, plus crew and per-gym session chat • Private by design — only your crew sees your flags. Create or join a crew with a code or QR, and leave anytime — Callus Membership is an auto-renewing subscription: $2.99/month after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRkVWIjRbIyry7lHSvzjYGMnBEx6eMRqniZVhvFGLrbkQpQGmCLKRaIWvss8jzbGIQwMhvS7MEDrIho/pub

Screenshots

Climbly4 screens
Callus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Climbly at weekly against Callus's every 3 weeks. Callus's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Climbly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Callus sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Climbly ships an update weekly, Callus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Climbly versus Callus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClimblyCallus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatan SmogorPhong Davis Nguyen

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Climbly

Subscriptions2
  • Climbly Pro Monthly14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Climbly Pro Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Callus

Subscriptions1
  • Callus Membership7 Days trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Climbly free?
Climbly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Callus free?
Callus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Climbly or Callus have ads?
Neither Climbly nor Callus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Climbly or Callus?
Climbly ships an update weekly, and Callus every 3 weeks. Most recently, Climbly was updated on October 15, 2026 and Callus on October 25, 2026.

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